CMA CGM Marco Polo
Container ship · Bahamas · built 2012 · AIS Class A
In short
CMA CGM Marco Polo (Container ship, Bahamas flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 14.4 kn, in the South China Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is VUNG TAU, with an ETA of Oct 6, 2026, 15:00 UTC; its reported draught is 14.6 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 04:54 UTC).
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Flag
- Bahamas
- Year built
- 2012
- Gross tonnage
- 175,343
- Size (length × beam)
- 396 m × 54 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 22.0097° N, 114.3872° E
- Area
- South China Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 14.4 kn
- Course
- 182°
- Heading
- 181°
Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- CMA CGM Marco Polo
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9454436
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 311000923
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- C6EK8
- Flag
- Bahamas
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo (hazardous cat. A)
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 175,343
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q761593. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.187,626 t
- Length overall
- 396 m
- Beam
- 53.6 m
- Year built
- 2012
A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.
Ownership & management
Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.
- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026CMA CGM(not linked to a company record)Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 10, 2026
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026CMA CGM(not linked to a company record)Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 10, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Timeline
Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.
Emissions & fuel consumption
Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.
| Year | CO₂ emitted | Fuel burned | Time at sea | CO₂ / n mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 75,330 t | 24,107 t | 161 days | 1,090 kg |
| 2019 | 45,477 t | 14,554 t | 123 days | 996 kg |
| 2020 | 46,175 t | 14,737 t | 124 days | 1,028 kg |
| 2022 | 5,792 t | 1,858 t | 13 days | 1,062 kg |
| 2023 | 6,021 t | 1,927 t | 17 days | 881 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (7.89 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.
Port calls
Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Oct 2, 2026, 05:24 UTC | LCS1 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Jul 3, 2026, 10:15 UTC | LCS1 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Mar 30, 2026, 19:40 UTC | LCS1 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Sep 30, 2025, 01:09 UTC | SELA | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | May 29, 2025, 10:29 UTC | LCS1 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Apr 2, 2025, 16:28 UTC | PT | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Nov 18, 2024, 09:00 UTC | KC14 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Apr 26, 2024, 06:25 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: April 26, 2024.
Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.
About CMA CGM Marco Polo
CMA CGM Marco Polo is a Bahamas-registered container ship of the Explorer class owned by the CMA CGM group. On 6 November 2012, it became the largest container ship in the world measured by capacity (16,020 TEU), but was surpassed on 24 February 2013 by the Maersk Triple E class (18,270 TEU), which is 4 metres (13.1 ft) longer at precisely 400m in length. It is named for Venetian merchant and traveller Marco Polo. The previous largest was Emma Mærsk and her seven sisters of the Mærsk E class (15,500 TEU). The capacity is 10,000 TEU with an average payload of 14 tonnes, compared with 11,000 for Emma Mærsk and even more for the Triple E Class. In May of 2021, she became the largest vessel to call at a Canadian port when she arrived at the South End Container Terminal in the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is CMA CGM Marco Polo now?
- CMA CGM Marco Polo (Container ship, Bahamas flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 07:28 UTC, under way at 14.4 kn, in the South China Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was VUNG TAU (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 04:54 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is CMA CGM Marco Polo?
- CMA CGM Marco Polo is a container ship sailing under the flag of Bahamas, built in 2012 by Hanwha Ocean. The vessel is 396 m long with a beam of 53.6 m and has a gross tonnage of 175,343.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CMA CGM Marco Polo?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for CMA CGM Marco Polo from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for CMA CGM Marco Polo. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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